After we moved we decided that it was time to get everyone sleep trained & sippy cup trained. June was the stubborn one who woke 1-3x/night & absolutely refused to drink milk from a sippy instead of a bottle. No one else had much of an issue with the change. June spent several nights learning to put herself back to sleep without a bottle, and then about a week later we "tossed" all of the bottles as well, so she was left with milk sippy cups at mealtimes & water sippy cup for bedtime. She handled this change pretty well. I will say that her naps may be a thing of the past with this bottle to cup transition, but they were rare anyway.
We had tried to make this change with her several times over the past year, but it always would interfere with Lincoln's & Roxy's sleep too much to continue for long. Thank goodness for a larger & more soundproof house!
Now, everyone is sleeping through the night for the most part. When they wake they are usually able to put themselves back to sleep. And bottles have been 100% eliminated from our household. YAY! Although the girls' milk consumption has been cut to about 1/3 of what they were drinking before. I am certain they will survive this transition.
Just in time to lose sleep & break out the bottles again for Cora. ;)
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